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Emily Carr Secondary School Scholarships, Bursaries, Awards, Grants, Loans and Financial Aid Today’s Agenda Where to Find Useful Resources Financing Your Education Definitions of Terms Variety of Ways to Qualify Diverse Criteria How to Begin the Search Specific Upcoming Application Deadlines and Other Opportunities Where to Find Useful Resources Useful resources are posted on the Emily Carr S.S.website www.emilycarr.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca click the Guidance link This presentation Monthly Scholarship/Awards information application and deadlines My Personal Activity Tracking Sheet for Future Applications and Résumés Student Awards - 8 Tips Report Suggested websites to get started Budget and OSAP Information Financing your Education 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Invest your savings RESP Bank Loans Parents & Relatives Summer Job Part time job on campus Time off from your education to work – aka Gap Year 8. College/University Co-op Programs 9. OSAP Loan or Grant 10. Scholarships, Bursaries, Awards, Grants, Fellowships 7. Is it a Scholarship, a Bursary, a Fellowship, a Grant, or an Award? All of these may: Be awarded to attract students to a post-secondary institution Have academic criteria Be awarded for non-academic criteria Be awarded for financial need Be offered by schools, private agencies, public agencies, businesses, private citizens, government officials…. Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Bursaries are always a monetary gift, whereas Awards may be either monetary or some other form of recognition: certificate, pin, trophy, plaque, medal, book… Grants vs. Loans OSAP-Loan Loans eventually need to be paid back Online application process www.osap.gov.on.ca will not update this year’s application until later in May 2012 OSAP-Grant Grants are gifts of money Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship www.osap.gov.on.ca Be sure to check “Yes” on your OUAC or OCAS application if you expect to get over 80% Variety of Ways to Qualify Automatic- Academic Achievement considerations exist for all pathways – there is no action required for these. Most scholarship applications are open to any graduate who meets the criteria, and they require an application to be sent in by the student by a specific deadline. Some are open to school nominations only and it is up to the school to submit these nominations. Our school graduation awards recipients are selected by a team of staff members who review the nominations received by students and staff. Visit the ECSS website at the Guidance link www.emilycarr.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca Diverse Criteria Academic Merit Leadership & Volunteering Financial Need Religion Fine & Performing Arts Special Needs Geographic Location Sports & Athletics Heritage and Background Student & Parent Language Membership Disabilities Innovative Ideas Talent Originality and Passion Start your Search 1. Does your chosen College/University or Apprenticeship Training organization provide automatic consideration based on final marks? 2. Make sure to check out the Scholarships and Financial Aid information available at the post secondary institution you are thinking of attending. This information usually lists the complete list of scholarships and bursaries, as well as eligibility and renewal criteria 3. Research! Explore as many websites as possible: there will be suggested sites on the Valuable Resources Guide and on the ECSS website under the Guidance Link 4. Prepare your own Personal Activity Tracking Sheet for Future Applications and Résumés Search cont’d 5. Network with family and friends 6. Go to Guidance for more information 7. Make sure you have your Social Insurance Number (SIN) and your Ontario Education Number (OEN) handy 8. Don’t delay requesting official transcripts from Mrs. Spina in the Main office – we require at least one day notice 9. Give referees at least two weeks notice and provide them with a résumé 10. We recommend starting your search at www.studentawards.com and become a member and take the test 11. It takes a great deal of time to apply for Scholarships, Bursaries, or Awards. This is why so many are unclaimed Suggested Sites http://sfs.yorku.ca/pdf/money_matters.pdf Information on financial planning www.studentawards.com Become a member, take the test and get matched with Canadian scholarships www.scholarshipscanada.com Scholarships, bursaries, awards www.osap.gov.on.ca Loans available to candidates http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/training/apprenticeship/loantool.html Loans for tools http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/goc/apprenticeship.shtml Loans to begin apprenticeship training www.electronicinfo.ca Use the Searchable Scholarships Tab – a valuable timesaver !!! Refer to the hyperlinks on the Valuable Resources Guide posted on the ECSS website under the Guidance link Upcoming Application Deadlines and other opportunities 1 . Foundation for the Advancement of Aboriginal Youth (FAAY) Program For Canadian citizens who are Status, Non-Status, Métis, or Inuit Based on volunteer contributions, academic performance, career goals, leadership, and role model qualities Deadline: October 15, 2011 www.ccab.com/foundation_for_the_advancement_of_aboriginal_youth 2. The Loran Awards For outstanding students to study on Canadian University campuses. They seek wellrounded students who demonstrate character, promise of leadership and strong commitment to service in the community. Students must apply to Alberta, Calgary, Dalhousie, Guelph, King’s, Laval, McGill, McMaster, Manitoba, Memorial, Moncton, Montreal, Mount Alison, Ottawa, Queen’s, Saskatchewan, SFU, Toronto, UBC, UNB, Waterloo, Western, York. Deadline: October 19, 2011 for school nominations October 26, 2011 for direct pool candidates www.loranaward.ca Upcoming Application Deadlines and other opportunities 3. TD/Canada Trust Scholarship For Outstanding Community Leadership Deadline: October 31, 2011 www.tdcanadatrust.com/scholarship 4. University of Toronto Book Award (school nominates a student) Deadline :November 11, 2011 5. University of Toronto National Scholarship Program Superior academic performance, original and creative thought, exceptional achievement in a broad context, excel in academic pursuits, have enthusiasm for intellectual exploration, involvement in life of school and community Deadline :November 11, 2011 www.adm.utoronto.ca Upcoming Application Deadlines and other opportunities 6. Garfield Weston Merit Scholarship for Colleges Is a program of The Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation. It is designed to identify, recognize and reward well-rounded students and adults who intend to undertake fulltime study in a two or three year program leading to diploma at one of our participating colleges. Deadline: usually mid March, website will be updated www.garfieldwestonawards.ca 7. The Queen Elizabeth II Reaching for the Top Scholarship Designed to recognize students who have shown academic excellence at the high-school level and to assist students with financial need. It is available for students who have applied to either an Ontario College or an Ontario University. To be considered for this scholarship, you must fill out an OSAP application form. Deadline: usually mid June, will update the website soon http://osap.gov.on.ca Upcoming Application Deadlines and other opportunities 8. Athletic Awards, Scholarships and Bursaries All athletic financial awards offered by Canadian universities must follow the criteria established by Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), the national governing body of university sport in Canada. The Ontario University Athletics (OUA) website has additional information on criteria for athletic financial awards in Ontario. For additional information on the awards that are available at a specific Ontario university, use the OUA Directory for your sport. www.oua.ca/directory 9. Here at ECSS Pathways to Opportunities from 6:30pm to 9pm Thursday November 10, 2011 Resources Useful resources are posted on the Emily Carr S.S.website www.emilycarr.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca click the Guidance link This presentation Monthly Scholarship/Awards information application and deadlines ECSS Graduation Awards (2011) My Personal Activity Tracking Sheet for Future Applications and Résumés Student Awards -8 Tips Report Suggested websites to get started Budget and OSAP Information Your Guidance Counsellor will be happy to help you navigate this process! Brought to you by the ECSS Guidance Department ©Revised and updated by GTeam Productions 2011